This article describes the history of cricket in Pakistan from the 1985-86 season to 1999-2000.

Events

Pakistan won the 1992 Cricket World Cup

1992 Cricket World Cup

-New Zealand:-Round Robin Stage:Co-hosts New Zealand proved the surprise packet of the tournament, winning their first seven games to finish on top of the table after the round robin. The other hosts, Australia, were one of the pre-tournament favourites but lost their first two matches. They...

, beating England by 22 runs in the final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground

Melbourne Cricket Ground

The Melbourne Cricket Ground is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne and is home to the Melbourne Cricket Club. It is the tenth largest stadium in the world, the largest in Australia, the largest stadium for playing cricket, and holds the world record for the highest light...

 on 25 March 1992.

Notable Pakistan players in this period include Javed Miandad

Javed Miandad

Mohammad Javed Miandad Khan , popularly known as Javed Miandad , is a former Pakistani cricketer who played between 1975 and 1996. He is Pakistan's leading run scorer in Test cricket. He has served as a captain of the Pakistan national cricket team...

, Imran Khan

Imran Khan

Imran Khan Niazi is a Pakistani politician and former Pakistani cricketer, playing international cricket for two decades in the late twentieth century. After retiring, he entered politics...

, Inzamam-ul-Haq

Inzamam-ul-Haq

Inzamam-ul-Haq , also known as Inzamam, nicknamed Inzy, is a former Pakistan international cricketer who was national captain between 2003 and 2007. He is a right-handed batsman who has been regarded as one of the greatest batsmen of his era...

, Mushtaq Ahmed

Mushtaq Ahmed

Mushtaq Ahmed is a retired Pakistani cricketer who specialised as a leg spin bowler. He was known for his hard-to-pick googly. He memorably trapped Graeme Hick in front with one during the 1992 World Cup final. He was a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1997...

, Waqar Younis

Waqar Younis

Waqar Younis Maitla is a former Pakistani right arm fast bowler in cricket and widely regarded as one of the greatest fast bowlers of all time...

 and Wasim Akram

Wasim Akram

Wasim Akram is a former Pakistani left arm fast bowler and left-handed batsman in cricketer and model. who represented the Pakistan national cricket team in Test cricket and One Day International matches....

.

National championships

Winners of the Qaid-i-Azam Trophy from 1986 to 2000 were:

• 1985-86 – Karachi
• 1986-87 – National Bank
• 1987-88 – PIA
• 1988-89 – ADBP
• 1989-90 – PIA
• 1990-91 – Karachi Whites
• 1991-92 – Karachi Whites
• 1992-93 – Karachi Whites
• 1993-94 – Lahore City
• 1994-95 – Karachi Blues
• 1995-96 – Karachi Blues
• 1996-97 – Lahore City
• 1997-98 – Karachi Blues
• 1998-99 – Peshawar
• 1999-2000 – PIA

Winners of the BCCP Patron's Trophy from 1986 to 2000 were:

• 1985-86 – Karachi Whites
• 1986-87 – National Bank
• 1987-88 – Habib Bank
• 1988-89 – Karachi
• 1989-90 – Karachi Whites
• 1990-91 – ADBP
• 1991-92 – Habib Bank
• 1992-93 – Habib Bank
• 1993-94 – ADBP
• 1994-95 – Allied Bank

the trophy was renamed the PCB Patron's Trophy in 1995

• 1995-96 – ADBP
• 1996-97 – United Bank
• 1997-98 – Habib Bank
• 1998-99 – Habib Bank
• 1999-2000 – Lahore City Blues

Winners of the limited overs knockout tournament from 1986 to 2000 were:

the trophy was called the Wills Cup until 1998

• 1985-86 – PIA
• 1986-87 – Habib Bank
• 1987-88 – PIA
• 1988-89 – United Bank
• 1989-90 – Habib Bank
• 1990-91 – Habib Bank
• 1991-92 – Habib Bank
• 1992-93 – National Bank
• 1993-94 – Habib Bank
• 1994-95 – National Bank
• 1995-96 – PIA
• 1996-97 – Allied Bank
• 1997-98 – Allied Bank

the trophy was renamed the Tissot Cup in 1998

• 1998-99 – Allied Bank
• 1999-2000 – PIA

the trophy was renamed the One Day National Tournament in 2000

Sri Lanka 1985-86

• 1st Test at Iqbal Stadium
  Iqbal Stadium
  Iqbal Stadium is a Test cricket ground in Faisalabad, Pakistan. Previous names for the ground include Lyallpur Stadium, National Stadium, and City Stadium. The current name honours Pakistani poet Sir Allama Muhammad Iqbal. Capacity is 25,000. It has hosted 25 Test matches and 14 One Day...
  
  , Faisalabad – match drawn
• 2nd Test at Jinnah Stadium, Sialkot – Pakistan won by 8 wickets
• 3rd Test at National Stadium, Karachi
  National Stadium, Karachi
  The National Stadium is a cricket stadium in Karachi, Pakistan. It is currently used for cricket matches, and is home to Karachi's domestic cricket teams. The stadium is able to hold 34,228 spectators, making it the second largest cricket stadium in Pakistan after Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore...
  
   – Pakistan won by 10 wickets

West Indies 1986-87

• 1st Test at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad – Pakistan won by 186 runs
• 2nd Test at Gaddafi Stadium
  Gaddafi Stadium
  Gaddafi Stadium is a cricket ground in Lahore, Pakistan. It was designed by Daghestani-born architect and engineer Nasreddin Murat-Khan who also designed Lahore's Minar-e-Pakistan and constructed by Mian Abdul Khaliq and Company in 1959. Following the ground's renovation for the 1996 Cricket World...
  
  , Lahore – West Indies won by an innings and 10 runs
• 3rd Test at National Stadium, Karachi – match drawn

England 1987-88

• 1st Test at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore – Pakistan won by an innings and 87 runs
• 2nd Test at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad – match drawn
• 3rd Test at National Stadium, Karachi – match drawn

Australia 1988-89

• 1st Test at National Stadium, Karachi – Pakistan won by an innings and 88 runs
• 2nd Test at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad – match drawn
• 3rd Test at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore – match drawn

For more details of this tour, see : Australian cricket team in Pakistan in 1988-89

Australian cricket team in Pakistan in 1988-89

The Australian cricket team toured Pakistan in the 1988-89 season. The teams played three 5 day tests and 3 ODIs. Pakistan won both series 1 - 0...

India 1989-90

• 1st Test at National Stadium, Karachi – match drawn
• 2nd Test at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad – match drawn
• 3rd Test at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore – match drawn
• 4th Test at Jinnah Stadium, Sialkot – match drawn

New Zealand 1990-91

• 1st Test at National Stadium, Karachi – Pakistan won by an innings and 43 runs
• 2nd Test at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore – Pakistan won by 9 wickets
• 3rd Test at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad – Pakistan won by 65 runs

West Indies 1990-91

• 1st Test at National Stadium, Karachi – Pakistan won by 8 wickets
• 2nd Test at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad – West Indies won by 7 wickets
• 3rd Test at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore – match drawn

Sri Lanka 1991-92

• 1st Test at Jinnah Stadium, Sialkot – match drawn
• 2nd Test at Jinnah Stadium, Gujranwala – match drawn
• 3rd Test at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad – Pakistan won by 3 wickets

Zimbabwe 1993-94

• 1st Test at Defence Housing Authority Stadium
  Defence Housing Authority Stadium
  Southend Club Cricket Stadium is a cricket ground in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.It has hosted only one Test match, the 1st Test between Pakistan and Zimbabwe, from 1 December to 6 December 1993. Pakistan won by 131 runs, mainly due to Waqar Younis taking 7-91 in the first innings and 6-44 in the...
  
  , Karachi – Pakistan won by 131 runs
• 2nd Test at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium
  Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium
  Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium is the only international standard cricket stadium in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. This stadium has recently been expanded to cater for the ever increasing number of spectators for the game. With the increase in capacity, it can now hold around 15,000 spectators...
  
   – Pakistan won by 52 runs
• 3rd Test at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore – match drawn

Australia 1994-95

• 1st Test at National Stadium, Karachi – Pakistan won by 1 wicket
• 2nd Test at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium – match drawn
• 3rd Test at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore – match drawn

For more details of this tour, see : Australian cricket team in Pakistan in 1994-95

Australian cricket team in Pakistan in 1994-95

The Australian cricket team toured Pakistan in 1994-95. The teams played three 5 day tests and took part in a triangular ODI series . Pakistan won the test series 1 - 0. Saleem Malik and Shane Warne were declared Men of the Series...

Sri Lanka 1995-96

• 1st Test at Arbab Niaz Stadium
  Arbab Niaz Stadium
  Arbab Niaz Stadium is a Test cricket ground in Peshawar, Khyber Pukhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It replaced the Peshawar Club Ground as the home ground for the Peshawar cricket team in 1985. The ground has hosted 17 ODIs since 1984 , and seven Test matches since 1995, most recently in 2003...
  
  , Peshawar – Pakistan won by an innings and 40 runs
• 2nd Test at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad – Sri Lanka won by 42 runs
• 3rd Test at Jinnah Stadium, Sialkot – Sri Lanka won by 144 runs

New Zealand 1996-97

• 1st Test at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore – New Zealand won by 44 runs
• 2nd Test at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium – Pakistan won by an innings and 13 runs

Zimbabwe 1996-97

• 1st Test at Sheikhupura Stadium
  Sheikhupura Stadium
  Sheikhupura Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Sheikhupura, Pakistan. It is currently used mostly for cricket matches. The stadium holds 15,000 people and hosted its first test match in 1996, when Pakistan played Zimbabwe there. This was followed by another test a year later between Pakistan...
  
   – match drawn
• 2nd Test at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad – Pakistan won by 10 wickets

South Africa 1997-98

• 1st Test at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium – match drawn
• 2nd Test at Sheikhupura Stadium – match drawn
• 3rd Test at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad – South Africa won by 53 runs

West Indies 1997-98

• 1st Test at Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar – Pakistan won by an innings and 19 runs
• 2nd Test at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium – Pakistan won by an innings and 29 runs
• 3rd Test at National Stadium, Karachi – Pakistan won by 10 wickets

Australia 1998-99

• 1st Test at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium – Australia won by an innings and 99 runs
• 2nd Test at Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar – match drawn
• 3rd Test at National Stadium, Karachi – match drawn

For more details of this tour, see : Australian cricket team in Pakistan in 1998-99

Australian cricket team in Pakistan in 1998-99

The Australian cricket team toured Pakistan in 1998-99. The teams played three 5 day tests and three ODIs. Australia won both the test series and the ODI series...

Asian Test Championship 1998-99

• Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore – match drawn
• Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Bangabandhu National Stadium
  Bangabandhu National Stadium
  Bangabandhu National Stadium, also known as Dhaka Stadium, and formerly known as Dacca Stadium is the national stadium and a multipurpose sports arena in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is located in the Motijheel area in the heart of the city...
  
  , Dhaka – Pakistan won by an innings and 175 runs

For more details of this tournament, see : 1998-99 Asian Test Championship

1998-99 Asian Test Championship

The first Asian Test Championship, organized by the Asian Cricket Council was held between 14 February and 17 March 1999. India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka competed in the tournament; Bangladesh could not compete because the ICC had not granted them Test status...

Zimbabwe 1998-99

• 1st Test at Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar – Zimbabwe won by 7 wickets
• 2nd Test at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore – match drawn
• 3rd Test at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad – game abandoned due to persistent rain; no toss was made

Sri Lanka 1999-2000

• 1st Test at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium – Sri Lanka won by 2 wickets
• 2nd Test at Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar – Sri Lanka won by 57 runs
• 3rd Test at National Stadium, Karachi – Pakistan won by 222 runs

External sources

• CricketArchive – List of Tournaments in Pakistan